Ed Jones recaptured the form that took him to three pole positions a year ago in Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires, claiming the first spot in this morning’s qualifying session at Barber Motorsports Park.

Jones’ lap of 1m12.6738s in the No. 11 Jebel Ali Resorts and Hotels Dallara IL-15 puts the Carlin driver at the front of the field this afternoon for the first of two Legacy 100 races on the weekend. Jones edged Zachary Claman De Melo (No. 13 Juncos Racing) by 0.1734s for the honors.

“We knew coming in this weekend that getting the pole was so important with the history of the races here,” said Jones, in his second Indy Lights season with Carlin. “We started out not so good yesterday in practice, but we worked really hard and got it today. I’m looking forward to the race.”